Has anyone seen Bigfish before? It’s a movie. I saw it for the first time yesterday. In the movie the main character, Edward Bloom and his friends are kids and they find out how they are going to die later in life. Once they know, it terrifies his two friends. But Bloom says, “I mean, […]

The most negative person in your life is you. The most discouraging person in your life is you. No one has let you down more than you have yourself. No one has talked to you and influenced you more than yourself. You are the most influential person in your life. So the question is this, […]

We Lack Respect First off, can we agree that God was moving mightily well before Mark Driscoll ever put a plaid shirt on and yelled at people? I’m being a bit facetious but I am trying to make a point and that is this; although we see God moving in amazing ways through […]

Inviting Is Not Evangelism Why is our knee jerk reaction to invite people to church on Sunday when we want to share the gospel with someone? You are the church and you have been equipped every Sunday to be the church. So be it, everyday, everywhere. Inviting is not evangelism. It is one of many means that can […]

1. Common Interests Aren’t Deep Enough Friends come and go. Why? Because people change. When the only thing that ties a group together is a shared interest the group will disseminate eventually. We see this all the time. Watch one person mature or make a transition in life and suddenly there is little to no […]

TGIS. Thank God it’s Summer! I think we can all agree that we are very grateful summer is finally here. Many are out of school, graduating, getting some well-deserved rest, etc. However, with all the free time we get, we can also get more free time to waste. In America we are heavily distracted with numerous things. Sam Storms once said, […]